American Bandstand 1970s Dancer Gina Sprague - Part 1 of 2

[@98clearlake]

I too thought Gina was fantastic!!! I see that she danced With Louie Novoa and Sergio Lopez ! All Great 👍 Dancers 💃 👍😊❤️🕺Been enjoying all the clips of everyone! Keep it coming ! Still waiting on more of Stan and Teri

[@rohnbosley4811]

I literally watch all of these to spot Jo Ann Orgel ❤

[@suzanpeters1093]

The high waisted bell bottoms, and shiny tops. I love it!! Thank you for sharing! xo

[@wilsonmjw2001]

I'm also glad to see Lisette Discoliz too (@4:01 and 5:43) and Joann too (@ 0:38, 1:40, 2:29, 3:16, 4:34 and 6:45) and Louie too (@ 1:03, 1:25, 1:51, 2:09, 2:34, 4:07 and 5:01) and Myron (@2:55 & 3:05)

[@eidetecker]

My goofy 13-year-old self actually had a crush on her from watching the show. So much so that she's the only one I remember at all. Weird déjà vu, just watching this.

[@vleldaddio210]

Great Times !!! Weird to see how they danced to some hard rock songs 😵 Everyone dressed like they cared about their appearance 🙂

[@michaelwilliams4410]

When I first saw "American Bandstand" as a little boy in the 1970's, the set featured in this video was the one in use! I've always loved the 1974 through 1978 "AB" set, especially the logo with the white chasing lights! I really miss this terrific program, and I'm sure that today's kids would enjoy it if it was still running!

[@ABdancers]

Michael Williams I totally agree the 1974 through 1978 American Bandstand set was awesome. Thanks for the excellent comment Michael.

[@michaelwilliams4410]

You're very welcome! "AB" will always have a great beat, and I can dance to it!

[@Barber747]

Michael Williams Yeah, imagine if American Bandstand was still on the air today. Most likely, you'd be seeing artists such as Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Charlie Puth, Lorde, Halsey, Maroon 5, One Direction, and the list goes on.

[@arthurweems2839]

This is the set that I got to know AB and Dick Clark. This was so 1970s. I was a child of the 1970s, so my memory was limited. I think Maxine Nightingales 1976 hit " Right Back Where We Stared From." I remember that performance.

[@wilsonmjw2001]

The Chico and The Man set (1974-1978)

[@mrty8330]

Hi, thanks for sharing. You've made my Sunday. If you're able to, will you please post the entire episodes to each of these clips. Though it was a little before my time, I love the '74 through '78 era. I used to watch the reruns that VH1 used to air, but they were chopped down to half hour episodes. I've always wanted to see the full hour. I remember being impressed with Peaches Johnson and her style of dancing. Thanks again.

[@ABdancers]

curtis howard Unfortunately I don’t have the entire American Bandstand episodes for the clips featured in this montage. I wish I did. Thanks for the nice comment and for watching the ABdancers channel.

[@elizabethrodriguez-qh8lx]

I know nymet2454 very well and he has a photographic memory. It's amazing the level of detail he can remember regarding AB. Thanks for creating this video. It brought back great memories!!!

[@ABdancers]

elizabeth rodriguez You’re welcome. I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the montage. I know American Bandstand fans really appreciate nymet2454’s knowledge of the show. Thank you for the comment Elizabeth.

[@nymet2454]

Gina Sprague and her partner Clint almost won the 1977 American Bandstand Dance Contest that summer. They selected to danced to Paul Jabara's uptempo disco classic "Dance' . Once the dance contest was over in September 1977, Gina continued to dance on AB for another year or so. Then she began appearing on at least 3 other TV dance shows (that shall remain nameless, lol) Watching this video, brings back memories of the profound influence Bandstand had on pop culture.

[@ABdancers]

nymet2454 Thank you for sharing this fantastic American Bandstand information about Gina. All us AB fans really appreciate your knowledge about the show.

[@nymet2454]

I can't wait for Part 2.

[@citrusmixer1313]

Do you know if the dancers on Bandstand ever danced to Player's "Baby Come Back," Elton John's "Little Jeannie" or Air Supply's "Lost in Love?"

[@nymet2454]

To the best of my recollection, they did not danced to any those records.

[@ABdancers]

Justin C I would concur with my friend nymet2454. I’ve not viewed any American Bandstand footage of those 3 songs. Although a couple of them would be great slow dancing tunes for the show. Great question!

[@nickfreshalive]

The great Gina Sprague! I love how less inhibited she got as the years went by. I remember her from "another dance show," too (shoutout to nymet2454 haha) - and she was on said show around the same time of these episodes. (Clint wasn't, though. Eric Redd was her partner there.) She later appeared on this show again in '82 and '83! three other things -- 1) wild to see a sliver of "doctor Love" by First Choice being used. Always wondered if Bandstand ever used that since the other show strangely did not. 2) With his pictures hanging, was that some sort of an Elvis tribute [ at 5:16 ]? 3) "Heaven on The 7th Floor!" has been a record that ive been looking for over 12 years. I only heard a snippet and never the hook, so thank you ABDancers!

[@ABdancers]

nickfreshalive Great question; the clip with the Elvis pictures was from the tribute episode that aired on 10/22/1977. It was definitely a unique one where they only played his music the entire time. Happy to hear you enjoyed the Paul Nicholas song. I think it’s one of Gina’s best dance clips in the montage. The great Ms. Sprague will have a Part 2 video appear on the channel very soon. Thanks for another excellent comment.

[@nymet2454]

"doctor Love : was played on Bandstand during a disco themed show. I think Eric Redd's partner on that other show was Daphne, but not sure.

[@nickfreshalive]

It was Daphne usually, yep. lol (Actually, now that I recall, Bobcat and Daphne danced together first while Eric danced with various women (including Gina), then Eric and Daphne the next season)

[@nickfreshalive]

Thanks again, ABD. Looking forward to it.

[@ABdancers]

nymet2454 & nickfreshalive I wanted to let you both know I plan to upload Part 2 of the Gina Sprague montage tomorrow (Saturday). Hope you enjoy it.

[@yaradeblanco2214]

Increible time waoo

[@wilsonmjw2001]

Jeff, Gina's smile is beautiful @ 0:13, 0:43, 2:12, 2:58, 3:17, 3:44, 4:15, 4:18, 4:37, 5:39-5:40, 5:48, 6:17, 6:21, 6:25, 6:52, & 7:02

[@wilsonmjw2001]

Hey Jeff, can you tell me the date of the episodes from 2:58-4:19

[@ABdancers]

@wilsonmjw2001 Unfortunately I don't know the dates of these clips as I only have part of the Bandstand episodes. - Jeff

[@wilsonmjw2001]

Ok

[@aisishadkennedy1984]

What about American Bandstand Dancer Lisette "Disco Queen Liz" St. Claire?

[@ABdancers]

Aisisha Kennedy Great suggestion. I agree Lisette was one of the great American Bandstand dancers. I hope to create a montage of her at some point in the future. Thanks for your continued support of the AB dancers channel Aisisha.

[@aisishadkennedy1984]

ABdancers You're Welcome.

[@pinkpanther8558]

Song at 0:25 ?

[@ABdancers]

pink panther The song is called "Cold Blooded & Down-Right-Funky" by People's Choice.

[@bpot22]

The song at 1:59, what song is that?

[@ABdancers]

bpot22 I'm not sure the name of that song. Hopefully someone out there can identify it for us.

[@TheRetro64]

That song is "I'm a Lucky Man" performed by Starbuck.

[@olenzephier2244]

6:05 You rarely heard this band being danced to American bandstand. They weren’t a dance band, per se

[@olenzephier2244]

And the guy with the glasses had the best moves

[@bpot22]

What's the song at 1:11 mark?

[@ABdancers]

bpot22 The song is called "Hard Luck Woman" by Kiss.

[@petereligio]

What's the song at 3:36?

[@ABdancers]

peter eligio The song is called "Freedom to Express Yourself" by Denise LaSalle.

[@bpot22]

What's the song at the 2:59 mark?

[@ABdancers]

bpot22 Good question. I'm not sure. Hopefully some other AB fans out there can help us identify this song.

[@darlenegoodwin6467]

Your Love by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis of the 5th Dimension

[@ABdancers]

Darlene Goodwin Thank you for identifying this song.